Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine’s Boys State and Girls State have carved out an appealing niche by asking the provocative question, “What would government be like if teenage boys or teenage girls were in charge?”
Erasing the confines of gender binary and reality, Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons’ We Can Be Heroes works as a companion text by asking, “What would an alternate world be like if it could be wholly reimagined by teenagers?”
All three documentaries are explorations of power, opportunities to see the best (and occasionally worst) of what might happen when an ascending generation takes on its destined roles as leaders, learners, heroes and villains.
We Can Be Heroes is a documentary that makes your heart swell and makes you instantly protective of its young subjects, except that for over 86 minutes you watch those subjects slay demons and reshape a dying universe. These kids may...
Erasing the confines of gender binary and reality, Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons’ We Can Be Heroes works as a companion text by asking, “What would an alternate world be like if it could be wholly reimagined by teenagers?”
All three documentaries are explorations of power, opportunities to see the best (and occasionally worst) of what might happen when an ascending generation takes on its destined roles as leaders, learners, heroes and villains.
We Can Be Heroes is a documentary that makes your heart swell and makes you instantly protective of its young subjects, except that for over 86 minutes you watch those subjects slay demons and reshape a dying universe. These kids may...
- 3/10/2024
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Google has released ‘MusicLM’ – a new experimental AI tool that can generate high-fidelity music in any genre given a text description. The tool was first announced in January this year and is now available to the public.
The text-to-music AI tool is available in the AI Test Kitchen app on the web, Android or iOS.
“Starting today, you can sign up to try it in AI Test Kitchen on the web, Android or iOS. Just type in a prompt like acesoulful jazz for a dinner party” and MusicLM will create two versions of the song for you. You can listen to both and give a trophy to the track that you like better, which will help improve the model,” Google said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
The tech giant also said that it has been working with musicians like Dan Deacon (an American composer and electronic musician) and hosting workshops...
The text-to-music AI tool is available in the AI Test Kitchen app on the web, Android or iOS.
“Starting today, you can sign up to try it in AI Test Kitchen on the web, Android or iOS. Just type in a prompt like acesoulful jazz for a dinner party” and MusicLM will create two versions of the song for you. You can listen to both and give a trophy to the track that you like better, which will help improve the model,” Google said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
The tech giant also said that it has been working with musicians like Dan Deacon (an American composer and electronic musician) and hosting workshops...
- 5/11/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Joey King has found her prince. Four months after getting engaged to fiancé Steven Piet, the actress took to TikTok to pay tribute to her future husband with a heartwarming video montage. "This is my fiancé, Steven," she wrote on July 1. "I love him with my whole heart, and i wanted to show him off a lil." Highlighting some of the couple's cutest moments together, the video included clips of the two dancing in the car, snow tubing, cuddling with their dogs, laughing over coffee, cooking and more, set to the song "Become a Mountain" by Dan Deacon. The Kissing Booth star added, "Just felt like making a video showing merely a fraction of...
- 7/3/2022
- E! Online
As Jessica Kingdon made eight trips to China to shoot her first feature “Ascension,” a meditational look at China’s factory life and consumer society, she didn’t imagine a large audience for the result. “I thought it would be more niche,” she said in a recent interview with IndieWire over Zoom. “It’s not conventional. There are no characters. I didn’t expect so many people to find that enjoyable.”
But something clicked. MTV Documentary Films acquired the movie last summer and launched a successful awards campaign that resulted in “Ascension” getting nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar. Suddenly, Kingdon’s audacious immersion into this widely misunderstood side of China’s impact on the global economy became the seminal documentary on the subject for Western viewers.
That’s significant in part because as “Ascension” lingers in its settings, which range from a fabric shop that makes “Keep America Great...
But something clicked. MTV Documentary Films acquired the movie last summer and launched a successful awards campaign that resulted in “Ascension” getting nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar. Suddenly, Kingdon’s audacious immersion into this widely misunderstood side of China’s impact on the global economy became the seminal documentary on the subject for Western viewers.
That’s significant in part because as “Ascension” lingers in its settings, which range from a fabric shop that makes “Keep America Great...
- 3/8/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated documentary “Flee” has been named the best nonfiction film of 2021 at the 15th annual Cinema Eye Honors, which were presented on Tuesday night in New York City. “The Rescue,” about the efforts to retrieve a Thai youth soccer team from a flooded cave, won the Audience Choice Prize.
The Neon release “Flee,” which uses animation to give anonymity to a young gay man who escaped Afghanistan as a teenager and made his way to Denmark, also won the award for graphic design and animation. It is nominated for Oscars in the documentary, animated-feature and international-feature categories.
Robert Greene won the directing award for “Procession,” while Matthew Heineman, Jenna Millman and Leslie Norville took the producing prize for “The First Wave.”
Jessica Kingdon’s “Ascension” won the most Cinema Eye awards, three, taking the prizes for debut feature, cinematography and score.
Other winners included “Summer of Soul...
The Neon release “Flee,” which uses animation to give anonymity to a young gay man who escaped Afghanistan as a teenager and made his way to Denmark, also won the award for graphic design and animation. It is nominated for Oscars in the documentary, animated-feature and international-feature categories.
Robert Greene won the directing award for “Procession,” while Matthew Heineman, Jenna Millman and Leslie Norville took the producing prize for “The First Wave.”
Jessica Kingdon’s “Ascension” won the most Cinema Eye awards, three, taking the prizes for debut feature, cinematography and score.
Other winners included “Summer of Soul...
- 3/2/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Hustle Trailer — Jeremiah Zagar‘s Hustle (2022) movie trailer has been released by Netflix. The Hustle trailer stars Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Ben Foster, Kenny Smith, Ainhoa Pillet, Raul Castillo, Robert Duvall, and Juancho Hernangomez. Crew Taylor Materne and Will Fetters wrote the screenplay for Hustle. Dan Deacon created the music for the film. Zak [...]
Continue reading: Hustle (2022) Movie Trailer: Talent Scout Adam Sandler finds a Once-in-a-Lifetime Basketball Player in Jeremiah Zagar’s Film...
Continue reading: Hustle (2022) Movie Trailer: Talent Scout Adam Sandler finds a Once-in-a-Lifetime Basketball Player in Jeremiah Zagar’s Film...
- 2/19/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
As Martin Scorsese once said, “Music and cinema fit together naturally. Because there’s a kind of intrinsic musicality to the way moving images work when they’re put together. It’s been said that cinema and music are very close as art forms, and I think that’s true.” Indeed, the right piece of music–whether it’s an original score or a carefully selected song–can do wonders for a sequence, and today we’re looking at the 25+ films that best expressed this notion this year.
From seasoned composers to accomplished musicians, as well as a smattering of soundtracks, each musical example perfectly transported us to the world of the film. Check out our rundown of the top 25, which includes streams to each soundtrack in full.
25. The World to Come (Daniel Blumberg)
24. Little Fish (Keegan DeWitt)
23. Crestone (Animal Collective)
22. Shiva Baby (Ariel Marx)
21. Summer of 85 (Jb Dunckel...
From seasoned composers to accomplished musicians, as well as a smattering of soundtracks, each musical example perfectly transported us to the world of the film. Check out our rundown of the top 25, which includes streams to each soundtrack in full.
25. The World to Come (Daniel Blumberg)
24. Little Fish (Keegan DeWitt)
23. Crestone (Animal Collective)
22. Shiva Baby (Ariel Marx)
21. Summer of 85 (Jb Dunckel...
- 12/30/2021
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
The Critics Choice Association awarded “Summer of Soul” the top prize at the sixth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, which honors the best achievements in nonfiction released in theaters, on TV, or on major digital platforms. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s look at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival took home the most awards of any film, with five in total.
This year’s nominees were led by “Ascension” and “Summer of Soul,” two films by first-time documentarians. Each had six nominations. But “Ascension,” Jessica Kingdon’s look at the pursuit of the Chinese dream, failed to score any prizes November 14.
“Summer of Soul,” which won the top documentary prize and an Audience Award following its Sundance premiere earlier this year, won five of the six awards it was nominated for at the critics awards: Best Documentary Feature, Best First Documentary Feature, Best Editing, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Director, a prize Thompson...
This year’s nominees were led by “Ascension” and “Summer of Soul,” two films by first-time documentarians. Each had six nominations. But “Ascension,” Jessica Kingdon’s look at the pursuit of the Chinese dream, failed to score any prizes November 14.
“Summer of Soul,” which won the top documentary prize and an Audience Award following its Sundance premiere earlier this year, won five of the six awards it was nominated for at the critics awards: Best Documentary Feature, Best First Documentary Feature, Best Editing, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Director, a prize Thompson...
- 11/15/2021
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
The Cinema Eye Honors, recognizing outstanding artistry and craft in nonfiction filmmaking, today announced the full slate of nominees for its 15th Annual Awards Ceremony, which will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York. Leading the pack of nominees are two Sundance premieres: Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated “Flee” and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s “Summer of Soul,” which was nominated for six awards.
A trio of other lauded docs are nominated for five awards apiece, including Jessica Kingdon’s “Ascension,” Jessica Beshir’s “Faya Dayi,” and E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “The Rescue.” Both Kingdon and Beshir are first-time feature filmmakers, while Vasarhelyi and Chin are long-time Cinema Eye faves, and Chin currently ranks as the most-winning Cinema Eye honoree in the event’s history, with five wins.
Historically, films nominated for Cinema Eye will often go on to other nominations and critics prizes.
A trio of other lauded docs are nominated for five awards apiece, including Jessica Kingdon’s “Ascension,” Jessica Beshir’s “Faya Dayi,” and E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “The Rescue.” Both Kingdon and Beshir are first-time feature filmmakers, while Vasarhelyi and Chin are long-time Cinema Eye faves, and Chin currently ranks as the most-winning Cinema Eye honoree in the event’s history, with five wins.
Historically, films nominated for Cinema Eye will often go on to other nominations and critics prizes.
- 11/10/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s singular animated doc Flee and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Summer of Soul will head into the 15th annual Cinema Eye Honors as the leaders in nominations, Cinema Eye announced today.
Flee led all films with seven nominations, with Summer of Soul claiming six. Jessica Kingdon’s Ascension, Jessica Beshir’s Faya Dayi and E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s The Rescue followed with five noms apiece, with Todd Haynes’ Apple pic The Velvet Underground claiming four. HBO led all distributors with 16 nominations, with Hulu notching 12. Nat Geo and Neon followed with 11 each.
Of particular note with regard to the noms list was a newly introduced category for Outstanding Sound Design, which will see All Light, Everywhere contending alongside Faya Dayi, Flee, Summer of Soul and The Velvet Underground.
The award ceremony recognizing...
Flee led all films with seven nominations, with Summer of Soul claiming six. Jessica Kingdon’s Ascension, Jessica Beshir’s Faya Dayi and E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s The Rescue followed with five noms apiece, with Todd Haynes’ Apple pic The Velvet Underground claiming four. HBO led all distributors with 16 nominations, with Hulu notching 12. Nat Geo and Neon followed with 11 each.
Of particular note with regard to the noms list was a newly introduced category for Outstanding Sound Design, which will see All Light, Everywhere contending alongside Faya Dayi, Flee, Summer of Soul and The Velvet Underground.
The award ceremony recognizing...
- 11/10/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Critics Choice Association has announced nominees for the sixth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards.
The awards cover documentaries released in theaters, on TV and on major digital platforms. The awards gala takes place Nov. 14 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
“Ascension” and “Summer of Soul, both from first-time documentarians, led the nominations with six each. “Becoming Cousteau” and “The Rescue” both received five nods each.
“This has been and continues to be a fantastic year for documentary storytelling. And the number of first-time feature documentarians in the mix of nominees, alongside proven veterans, shows that nonfiction cinema continues to have a very bright future,” said Christopher Campbell, President of the Critics Choice Association Documentary Branch. “Our world, from its most amazing wonders to its greatest challenges, is being reflected back on the screen so immediately and creatively by today’s filmmakers, and it’s a tremendous honor for us to recognize all of their achievements.
The awards cover documentaries released in theaters, on TV and on major digital platforms. The awards gala takes place Nov. 14 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
“Ascension” and “Summer of Soul, both from first-time documentarians, led the nominations with six each. “Becoming Cousteau” and “The Rescue” both received five nods each.
“This has been and continues to be a fantastic year for documentary storytelling. And the number of first-time feature documentarians in the mix of nominees, alongside proven veterans, shows that nonfiction cinema continues to have a very bright future,” said Christopher Campbell, President of the Critics Choice Association Documentary Branch. “Our world, from its most amazing wonders to its greatest challenges, is being reflected back on the screen so immediately and creatively by today’s filmmakers, and it’s a tremendous honor for us to recognize all of their achievements.
- 10/18/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
MTV Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights to “Ascension (登楼叹),” Jessica Kingdon’s observational portrait of the economic growth of China, as well as the class divides that this expansion has exposed. The pact comes on the heels of the film’s wins at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, where “Ascension” debuted to rave reviews, and awards for both best documentary and best new documentary filmmaker.
MTV Documentary Films will release the film on Oct. 8 and qualify it for awards consideration later this year.
“Jessica Kingdon, inspired by her Great Grandfather, Zheng Ze’s century old poem, ‘Ascension,’ finds that his prophetic vision is realized in China today,” said Sheila Nevins, executive producer of MTV Documentary Films. “Quote: ‘I ascend… to find that everywhere is already razed.’ Kingdon observes the contemporary dehumanization created by mass production in an informative and poetic film style.”
Here’s the official longline: “Mesmerizing in its...
MTV Documentary Films will release the film on Oct. 8 and qualify it for awards consideration later this year.
“Jessica Kingdon, inspired by her Great Grandfather, Zheng Ze’s century old poem, ‘Ascension,’ finds that his prophetic vision is realized in China today,” said Sheila Nevins, executive producer of MTV Documentary Films. “Quote: ‘I ascend… to find that everywhere is already razed.’ Kingdon observes the contemporary dehumanization created by mass production in an informative and poetic film style.”
Here’s the official longline: “Mesmerizing in its...
- 8/12/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Theo Anthony’s movies are meticulously researched but, in his opinion, if he’s done his job you won’t know it. His new project All Light, Everywhere is broken into chapters and an epilogue that goes back and forth between the origins of moving image cameras and the use of body cameras on police today. It could be heady, but Anthony places these publicly available facts about both in a reflexive sequence that allows viewers to come to their own conclusion.
In the form-bending documentary Anthony explores Axon, a manufacturer of police body cameras, and for the sake of transparency in a film about understanding the things we view via camera, the director and his team appear on-screen periodically. If we’re to question police footage, Anthony found it only fair to allow us to question him as a filmmaker; this reflexive transparency is All Light, Everywhere is its illuminating strength.
In the form-bending documentary Anthony explores Axon, a manufacturer of police body cameras, and for the sake of transparency in a film about understanding the things we view via camera, the director and his team appear on-screen periodically. If we’re to question police footage, Anthony found it only fair to allow us to question him as a filmmaker; this reflexive transparency is All Light, Everywhere is its illuminating strength.
- 6/10/2021
- by Joshua Encinias
- The Film Stage
A highly persuasive film about how we should be wary of film’s power to persuade, Theo Anthony’s discursive and disturbing “All Light, Everywhere” is a superb if sinister example of how the outwardly modest essay format can deploy arguments that challenge us to unpick our most basic assumptions. Here, it’s the idea that a thing and its recorded image can never have a 1:1 relationship: It’s not just that our eyes deceive us, it’s that we’re conditioned to accept the representations of those deceptions as the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help us God.
At the exact point where the optic nerve connects to the eye, there is a blind spot. This is likened, in the onscreen titles that carry much of the film’s factual information, to the world outside the frame of an image. It’s a...
At the exact point where the optic nerve connects to the eye, there is a blind spot. This is likened, in the onscreen titles that carry much of the film’s factual information, to the world outside the frame of an image. It’s a...
- 4/21/2021
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Theo Anthony’s documentary All Light, Everywhere, which took home the Special Jury Prize for Non-Fiction Experimentation at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, has been picked by Neon’s boutique division Super Ltd. The distributor has taken the pic’s North American rights.
Written, directed and edited by Anthony, All Light, Everywhere explores the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing and justice. As surveillance technologies become a fixture in everyday life, the film interrogates the complexity of an objective point of view, probing the biases inherent in both human perception and the lens.
All Light, Everywhere reps Anthony’s second feature after Rat Film, which received critical acclaim following its premiere at the Locarno and True/ False Film Festivals, and was nominated for a 2017 Gotham Award for Best Documentary Feature film as well as Cinema Eye Honors for Best Debut Feature.
Ayo Kepher-Maat and Jeff Deutchman negotiated the deal...
Written, directed and edited by Anthony, All Light, Everywhere explores the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing and justice. As surveillance technologies become a fixture in everyday life, the film interrogates the complexity of an objective point of view, probing the biases inherent in both human perception and the lens.
All Light, Everywhere reps Anthony’s second feature after Rat Film, which received critical acclaim following its premiere at the Locarno and True/ False Film Festivals, and was nominated for a 2017 Gotham Award for Best Documentary Feature film as well as Cinema Eye Honors for Best Debut Feature.
Ayo Kepher-Maat and Jeff Deutchman negotiated the deal...
- 2/17/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Neon’s boutique division and incubator Super Ltd has acquired the North American rights to “All Lights, Everywhere,” a documentary that premiered at Sundance about the history of police body cameras and surveillance and their roles in justice.
The documentary directed by Theo Anthony won the Special Jury Prize for Non-Fiction Experimentation at this year’s Sundance. Anthony wrote, directed and edited the film, and “All Lights, Everywhere” is a production of Memory in association with Sandbox Films.
“All Light, Everywhere” is an exploration of the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing and justice. As surveillance technologies become a fixture in everyday life, the film interrogates the complexity of an objective point of view, probing the biases inherent in both human perception and the lens.
This is Anthony’s second feature following 2017’s “Rat Film” that was nominated for a Gotham Award and uses a rat problem in Baltimore in...
The documentary directed by Theo Anthony won the Special Jury Prize for Non-Fiction Experimentation at this year’s Sundance. Anthony wrote, directed and edited the film, and “All Lights, Everywhere” is a production of Memory in association with Sandbox Films.
“All Light, Everywhere” is an exploration of the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing and justice. As surveillance technologies become a fixture in everyday life, the film interrogates the complexity of an objective point of view, probing the biases inherent in both human perception and the lens.
This is Anthony’s second feature following 2017’s “Rat Film” that was nominated for a Gotham Award and uses a rat problem in Baltimore in...
- 2/17/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
In just over a half-decade’s time, Theo Anthony has established himself as one of the preeminent voices in nonfiction cinema. Following a pair of short films, the Baltimore-based filmmaker rose to prominence with his debut feature Rat Film (2016), an incendiary look at the relationship between his city’s history of racial segregation and its rampant rodent infestation, and the medium-length 30 for 30 documentary Subject to Review (2019), a dizzyingly inventive investigation into the use of instant replay technology in tennis. Anthony’s new feature, All Light, Everywhere, comes five years after his first, but, like Rat Film and Subject to Review before it, the director’s latest takes as its thesis the deficiencies of both the human eye and the moving image to properly account for the truth of the lived moment.Inspired by the unlawful murder of Freddie Gray, All Light, Everywhere takes up the use of surveillance technology at the civic and institutional level,...
- 2/3/2021
- MUBI
“All Light Everywhere” winds its way through fragmentary observations about modern surveillance society, unearthing a wide range of amorphous connections about its subject. However, Theo Anthony’s ambitious documentary unearths one brilliant connection — a fascinating lineage between the camera and the gun — and roots it in historical fact. For that reason alone, the filmmaker’s strange and alluring rumination on the ways technology exerts control over human life is a worthy follow-up to his 2016 debut “Rat Film,” which used Baltimore’s rodent infestation as a savvy metaphor for gentrification. Though the results are less cohesive this time, “All Light Everywhere” provides another compelling riff on the ominous forces governing everyday life that’s .
Anthony begins with a striking visual metaphor, reveling in the blind spot of the optic nerve, and setting the stage for an investigation into how little we see about the way the world looks back at us.
Anthony begins with a striking visual metaphor, reveling in the blind spot of the optic nerve, and setting the stage for an investigation into how little we see about the way the world looks back at us.
- 1/31/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
There have been countless movies about dreams, but “Strawberry Mansion” is the only one save for “Inception” that turns them into a hustle. In this visually entrancing and innovative fantasy from co-directors Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney, the government forces citizens to record their nighttime journeys and imposes taxes on the unpredictable ingredients found within. Audley and Birney, who previously made the lo-fi comic odyssey “Sylvio” about a lonely gorilla with an online talk show, excel at grounding outlandish concepts in genuine emotional stakes.
“Sylvio” was just strange and charming enough to show the potential of a silly-poignant balance unique to their combined talent; “Strawberry Mansion” gets there, with a delightful and innovative oddball journey that overcomes its zany twists by taking them seriously. It doesn’t always work, but there’s so much fun in watching the gears turn that it hardly matters.
Shot on video and transferred to 16mm,...
“Sylvio” was just strange and charming enough to show the potential of a silly-poignant balance unique to their combined talent; “Strawberry Mansion” gets there, with a delightful and innovative oddball journey that overcomes its zany twists by taking them seriously. It doesn’t always work, but there’s so much fun in watching the gears turn that it hardly matters.
Shot on video and transferred to 16mm,...
- 1/30/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
What if the government didn’t strictly tax your paychecks and transactions, but your dreams as well? With their vibrant, imaginative, and genre-melding new film Strawberry Mansion, directors Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley envision this reality in the near-future of 2035, but with their clear admiration for analog technology, it could just as well take place in an alternate timeline recalling decades past. Following a dream auditor named James Preble (Audley) who ventures to a remote farmhouse for his latest assignment, he’s tasked with auditing the dreams of the eccentric, elderly Bella (Penny Fuller), who has failed to file hers for decades. Fondly recalling Michel Gondry’s Science of Sleep as reality and dreams start to meld, the film is equal parts lovely and frightening as it explores romantic bliss, destructive capitalism, and the significance of the subconscious state we all spend a third of our lives experiencing.
Skirting around...
Skirting around...
- 1/30/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
As electronic musician Dan Deacon has increasingly lent his talents to the big screen, it’s become more and more difficult to guess his next move. Between scoring inventive nonfiction features like “Rat Film” and “Time Trial,” Deacon has also found the time to contribute music to Francis Ford Coppola’s fascinating “Twixt” and Fisher Stevens and Malcolm Venville’s heart-pounding “And We Go Green.” His latest: Rebecca Stern’s “Well Groomed,” a flashy documentary about, of all things, the wild world of professional dog grooming.
Stern’s documentary, entirely scored by Deacon, premiered at SXSW in 2019, before working its way around the festival circuit, including screenings at Hot Docs, Montclair, Bentonville, RiverRun, Sarasota, and many more. Earlier this month, “Well Groomed” hit streaming, through HBO.
Per its official synopsis, it “explores the exuberant world of competitive dog grooming and follows the lives of dog owners who are challenging the definition of art.
Stern’s documentary, entirely scored by Deacon, premiered at SXSW in 2019, before working its way around the festival circuit, including screenings at Hot Docs, Montclair, Bentonville, RiverRun, Sarasota, and many more. Earlier this month, “Well Groomed” hit streaming, through HBO.
Per its official synopsis, it “explores the exuberant world of competitive dog grooming and follows the lives of dog owners who are challenging the definition of art.
- 8/27/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Dan Deacon reflects on mortality and productivity with his pensive new song “Become a Mountain.”
“I rose up, tired in my flesh; getting old now/I’m so lucky, yet I forget/I’m still hungry for the future,” he gently sings over choppy piano chords. “On this day before me, will I seize it or scroll? All of time is right here, is right now.” The track builds with layered keys, crescendoing as synthesizers rise into a symphonic swirl.
“Become a Mountain” appears on Deacon’s fifth official LP,...
“I rose up, tired in my flesh; getting old now/I’m so lucky, yet I forget/I’m still hungry for the future,” he gently sings over choppy piano chords. “On this day before me, will I seize it or scroll? All of time is right here, is right now.” The track builds with layered keys, crescendoing as synthesizers rise into a symphonic swirl.
“Become a Mountain” appears on Deacon’s fifth official LP,...
- 1/14/2020
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have shared a new song, a pleasant, sensitive slice of pop called “I Don’t Care.” Of course, it’s easy to lose the low-key ditty in the storm of their new video, which has us asking who finally introduced these guys to Adult Swim, vaporwave, and Dan Deacon. Pop’s preeminent boyz toy with…...
- 5/17/2019
- by Randall Colburn on News, shared by Randall Colburn to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Exclusive: Cinema Eye Honors said that Eyes on the Prize, the landmark civil rights docuseries that first aired on public television in 1987, will receive the group’s 2019 Legacy Award. The honor will be bestowed January 10 during the 12th annual Cinema Eye Honors awards ceremony in New York.
“For me and so many others, Eyes on the Prize was a transformational cinematic experience, artfully crafting the history of a nation into an unforgettable story,” Cinema Eye board co-chair Dawn Porter said Thursday. “Countless filmmakers have been inspired by this elegant body of work.”
Created and by the late Henry Hampton’s Blackside, the 14-part Eyes on the Prize is considered the definitive documentary record of the American civil rights era, tracing the country’s long and brutal march toward equality and the fight to end decades of discrimination and segregation. It aired in two parts, the first covering the years 1954–1965 and...
“For me and so many others, Eyes on the Prize was a transformational cinematic experience, artfully crafting the history of a nation into an unforgettable story,” Cinema Eye board co-chair Dawn Porter said Thursday. “Countless filmmakers have been inspired by this elegant body of work.”
Created and by the late Henry Hampton’s Blackside, the 14-part Eyes on the Prize is considered the definitive documentary record of the American civil rights era, tracing the country’s long and brutal march toward equality and the fight to end decades of discrimination and segregation. It aired in two parts, the first covering the years 1954–1965 and...
- 12/20/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Cinema Eye Honors, which annually presents awards to “celebrate outstanding artistry and craft in nonfiction film,” has revealed its nominees in 10 categories, including Outstanding Nonfiction Feature and Outstanding Nonfiction Short. Multiple nominees include Robert Greene’s ”Bisbee ‘17,” Sandi Tan’s “Shirkers,” and RaMell Ross’ ”Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” with five nods each. While Greene is a Cinema Eye Honors vet, both Tan and Ross are first-time filmmakers.
Another first-time filmmaker on the rise: Bing Liu, whose autobiographical skateboarding doc “Minding the Gap,” leads the nominees with a total of seven nominations. That’s good enough to put the newbie filmmaker into rarefied territory, tying his film with lauded documentaries like Louie Psihoyos’ ”The Cove,” Lixin Fan’s ”Last Train Home,” and Ari Folman’s “Waltz With Bashir” for most Cinema Eye Honors nods ever. As Liu is a named nominee for six of those awards, he’s...
Another first-time filmmaker on the rise: Bing Liu, whose autobiographical skateboarding doc “Minding the Gap,” leads the nominees with a total of seven nominations. That’s good enough to put the newbie filmmaker into rarefied territory, tying his film with lauded documentaries like Louie Psihoyos’ ”The Cove,” Lixin Fan’s ”Last Train Home,” and Ari Folman’s “Waltz With Bashir” for most Cinema Eye Honors nods ever. As Liu is a named nominee for six of those awards, he’s...
- 11/8/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Bing Liu’s “Minding the Gap,” an look at small-town American life through the lens of a group of skateboarder friends, led the 2018 Cinema Eye Honors nominations for nonfiction filmmaking Thursday.
The film, a Hulu original documentary, landed seven bids, for direction, editing, cinematography, original score, debut feature and the audience award, in addition to outstanding achievement in nonfiction feature filmmaking, the organization’s top prize. It was also mentioned in the “Unforgettables” sidebar honoring the subjects of many of this year’s documentaries.
The seven-nomination haul was enough to match Cinema Eye’s record, held by Louie Psihoyos’ “The Cove,” Lixin Fan’s “Last Train Home” and Ari Folman’s “Waltz With Bashir.”
The other nominees for outstanding achievement in nonfiction feature filmmaking were “Bisbee ’17” (five nominations), “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” (five nominations), “Of Fathers and Sons” (three nominations), “Three Identical Strangers” (three nominations) and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?...
The film, a Hulu original documentary, landed seven bids, for direction, editing, cinematography, original score, debut feature and the audience award, in addition to outstanding achievement in nonfiction feature filmmaking, the organization’s top prize. It was also mentioned in the “Unforgettables” sidebar honoring the subjects of many of this year’s documentaries.
The seven-nomination haul was enough to match Cinema Eye’s record, held by Louie Psihoyos’ “The Cove,” Lixin Fan’s “Last Train Home” and Ari Folman’s “Waltz With Bashir.”
The other nominees for outstanding achievement in nonfiction feature filmmaking were “Bisbee ’17” (five nominations), “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” (five nominations), “Of Fathers and Sons” (three nominations), “Three Identical Strangers” (three nominations) and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?...
- 11/8/2018
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
“Minding the Gap,” a documentary that mixes stories of skateboarding teens with a dark family story, led all films in nominations for the Cinema Eye Honors, one of the top awards devoted to all facets of nonfiction filmmaking.
Bing Liu’s highly personal film tied a Cinema Eye record by receiving seven nominations overall, one in a previously announced category and six in the 10 categories that Cinema Eye announced on Thursday. Those included nominations for directing, editing, cinematography and music, as well as one in the marquee category, Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking.
Other nominees in that category were Robert Greene’s “Bisbee ’17,” RaMell Ross’ “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” Talal Derki’s “Of Fathers and Son,” Tim Wardle’s “Three Identical Strangers” and the 12th highest-grossing documentary of all time, Morgan Neville’s “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Also Read: 'Minding the Gap' Film Review: Powerful...
Bing Liu’s highly personal film tied a Cinema Eye record by receiving seven nominations overall, one in a previously announced category and six in the 10 categories that Cinema Eye announced on Thursday. Those included nominations for directing, editing, cinematography and music, as well as one in the marquee category, Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking.
Other nominees in that category were Robert Greene’s “Bisbee ’17,” RaMell Ross’ “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” Talal Derki’s “Of Fathers and Son,” Tim Wardle’s “Three Identical Strangers” and the 12th highest-grossing documentary of all time, Morgan Neville’s “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Also Read: 'Minding the Gap' Film Review: Powerful...
- 11/8/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
BuzzFeed wants its readers to get away from the screen and to go outside.
The popular news-and-video site, controlled in part by NBCUniversal, is getting into the professional concert business – and it’s towing Hyundai along for the ride. A three-city music tour, “Kamp Kona,” will make stops in Santa Fe, Los Angeles and Marfa, Texas, headlined by electronica artist Dan Deacon. Attendees will get to look at some of Hyundai’s Kona vehicles, aimed as an offering to younger consumers looking to purchase their first SUV. Kamp Kona starts in Santa Fe on June 9, hits L.A. on June 16 and wraps up in Texas on June 23.
Many digital-media sites have made a big deal out of pivoting to video. But a host of big entertainment companies are making a different sort of twist. They are trying to extend their video-centric media brands into experiences that spur customers in their...
The popular news-and-video site, controlled in part by NBCUniversal, is getting into the professional concert business – and it’s towing Hyundai along for the ride. A three-city music tour, “Kamp Kona,” will make stops in Santa Fe, Los Angeles and Marfa, Texas, headlined by electronica artist Dan Deacon. Attendees will get to look at some of Hyundai’s Kona vehicles, aimed as an offering to younger consumers looking to purchase their first SUV. Kamp Kona starts in Santa Fe on June 9, hits L.A. on June 16 and wraps up in Texas on June 23.
Many digital-media sites have made a big deal out of pivoting to video. But a host of big entertainment companies are making a different sort of twist. They are trying to extend their video-centric media brands into experiences that spur customers in their...
- 5/31/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Musicians The xx presents a curated programme; festival hosts world premieres of new films by Andreas Dalsgaard and Iris Zaki.
Cph:Dox will offer more than 200 films during its 15th event, which runs March 15-25.
In its five competitions (full list below), world premieres include Woman In Sink director Iris Zaki’s new film Unsettling, about Jewish setllers in the West Bank; The War Show director Andreas Dalsgaard’s The Great Game, about a man trying to find out if his grandfather was a spy; Emma Davie & Peter Mettler’s Becoming Animal, about how our relationship with nature has evolved; and Elissa Mirzaei & Gulistan Mirzaei’s Laila at the Bridge, about an Afghan woman trying to save heroin addicts in Kabul.
Highlights also include a specially curated programme by The xx; a focus on justice (films will include Pre-Crime, Recruiting for Jihad and The Congo Tribunal); and a film programme and art exhibition dedicated to social experiments (with films...
Cph:Dox will offer more than 200 films during its 15th event, which runs March 15-25.
In its five competitions (full list below), world premieres include Woman In Sink director Iris Zaki’s new film Unsettling, about Jewish setllers in the West Bank; The War Show director Andreas Dalsgaard’s The Great Game, about a man trying to find out if his grandfather was a spy; Emma Davie & Peter Mettler’s Becoming Animal, about how our relationship with nature has evolved; and Elissa Mirzaei & Gulistan Mirzaei’s Laila at the Bridge, about an Afghan woman trying to save heroin addicts in Kabul.
Highlights also include a specially curated programme by The xx; a focus on justice (films will include Pre-Crime, Recruiting for Jihad and The Congo Tribunal); and a film programme and art exhibition dedicated to social experiments (with films...
- 2/16/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
It’s easy to bemoan the majority of trailers for giving away too much or, upon seeing the film, ending up with something far different than what was marketed. However, a few times a year, a trailer works on its own terms; as an impressive piece of editing in its own right and/or as the ideal tease for an highly-anticipated film. We’ve selected our 20 favorites from the last year, ranging from some of 2017’s major films to the best in arthouse and foreign films to a handful of surprises.
Check them out below and let us know which trailers you were most impressed with in 2017.
20. Awaken
The most jaw-dropping trailer of the year, this Terrence Malick- and Godfrey Reggio-produced documentary takes such a stunning trip around the globe that it looks otherworldly. Hopefully getting a release this year, in the meantime, this makes for the ideal 4K demo.
Check them out below and let us know which trailers you were most impressed with in 2017.
20. Awaken
The most jaw-dropping trailer of the year, this Terrence Malick- and Godfrey Reggio-produced documentary takes such a stunning trip around the globe that it looks otherworldly. Hopefully getting a release this year, in the meantime, this makes for the ideal 4K demo.
- 1/1/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
As Martin Scorsese once said, “Music and cinema fit together naturally. Because there’s a kind of intrinsic musicality to the way moving images work when they’re put together. It’s been said that cinema and music are very close as art forms, and I think that’s true.” Indeed, the right piece of music — whether it’s an original score or a carefully selected song — can do wonders for a sequence, and today we’re looking at the 25 films that best expressed this notion this year.
From seasoned composers to accomplished musicians, as well as a smattering of soundtracks, each musical example perfectly transported us to the world of the film. We should note that Twin Peaks: The Return, with both its sound design and weekly musical selections, was the most eclectic, transportive aural experience of the year, but we reserved this list to theatrically-released films.
Check out...
From seasoned composers to accomplished musicians, as well as a smattering of soundtracks, each musical example perfectly transported us to the world of the film. We should note that Twin Peaks: The Return, with both its sound design and weekly musical selections, was the most eclectic, transportive aural experience of the year, but we reserved this list to theatrically-released films.
Check out...
- 12/27/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
There are few things more unpleasant than an encounter with a rat. However, the rodents are just as much a part of the urban fabric as anything else, and that’s particularly true in the fascinating documentary “Rat Film.” And today, we have the exclusive trailer for the film.
Directed by Theo Anthony, and featuring a score by electronic music wizard Dan Deacon, the film — “working in the spirit of Chris Marker, Agnès Varda, and Werner Herzog” — takes a look at the complex relationship between rats and the city of Baltimore.
Continue reading Exclusive ‘Rat Film’ Trailer: Baltimore’s History Runs With Rodents at The Playlist.
Directed by Theo Anthony, and featuring a score by electronic music wizard Dan Deacon, the film — “working in the spirit of Chris Marker, Agnès Varda, and Werner Herzog” — takes a look at the complex relationship between rats and the city of Baltimore.
Continue reading Exclusive ‘Rat Film’ Trailer: Baltimore’s History Runs With Rodents at The Playlist.
- 8/17/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The Film Society of Lincoln Center has today announced the fourth edition of Art of the Real, their essential showcase for boundary-pushing nonfiction film, scheduled to take place April 20 – May 2. Billed as “a survey of the most vital and innovative voices in nonfiction and hybrid filmmaking,” this year’s showcase features an eclectic, globe-spanning host of discoveries, including seven North American premieres and eight U.S. premieres.
“In our fourth year we’ve put an emphasis on placing works by first-time and emerging filmmakers alongside established names, with the aim to highlight the experimentation happening across generations, and to trace a new trajectory of documentary art that points to its promising future,” said Film Society of Lincoln Center Programmer at Large Rachael Rakes, who organized the festival with Director of Programming Dennis Lim.
The Opening Night selection is the New York premiere of Theo Anthony’s “Rat Film,” which has...
“In our fourth year we’ve put an emphasis on placing works by first-time and emerging filmmakers alongside established names, with the aim to highlight the experimentation happening across generations, and to trace a new trajectory of documentary art that points to its promising future,” said Film Society of Lincoln Center Programmer at Large Rachael Rakes, who organized the festival with Director of Programming Dennis Lim.
The Opening Night selection is the New York premiere of Theo Anthony’s “Rat Film,” which has...
- 3/20/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Since its premiere at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, Theo Anthony's Rat Film (not to be confused with Morgan Spurlock’s Rats)—ostensibly a documentary on Baltimore’s rat problem—seems to have burrowed under the radar, not surfacing till its recent showing at the 35th Vancouver International Film Festival. Though its subject may seem like strange material for an excellent documentary, let alone a striking debut, the film shatters those expectations within seconds of its opening—voiceover about the origins of the universe (“Before the world became the world, it was an egg…”) accompanied by shots of a racetrack; a (common) Norway rat trying to jump out of a trash can, then a smash cut to the title—and over the course of its 82 minutes, Rat Film becomes one of the most inventive and consistently surprising features of the year.“It ain't never been a rat problem in Baltimore.
- 10/11/2016
- MUBI
At the Chicago edition of this year’s Riot Fest The A.V. Club put together a questionnaire for bands to answer. They were four open-ended questions followed by a round of word association, and then a shot of Chicago’s favorite beverage, Malort. We’ll be releasing a video each day with answers—and grimacing faces— from many of the acts playing the festival. The full list of artists, along with their latest projects, can be found below.
The Flaming Lips, Lightning Strikes The Postman
Nofx, First Ditch Effort
Descendents, Hypercaffium Spazzinate
Pierce The Veil, Misadventures
Andrew W.K., Power Of Partying speaking tour
Dee Snider, We Are The Ones
Diarrhea Planet, Turn To Gold
Pepper, Ohana
Dan Deacon, Gliss Riffer
Nots, Cosmetic
White Lung, Paradise
Fitz And The Tantrums, Fitz And The Tantrums
The Bronx, The Bronx
War On Women, War On Women
The Falcon, Gather Up The ...
The Flaming Lips, Lightning Strikes The Postman
Nofx, First Ditch Effort
Descendents, Hypercaffium Spazzinate
Pierce The Veil, Misadventures
Andrew W.K., Power Of Partying speaking tour
Dee Snider, We Are The Ones
Diarrhea Planet, Turn To Gold
Pepper, Ohana
Dan Deacon, Gliss Riffer
Nots, Cosmetic
White Lung, Paradise
Fitz And The Tantrums, Fitz And The Tantrums
The Bronx, The Bronx
War On Women, War On Women
The Falcon, Gather Up The ...
- 9/21/2016
- by David Anthony
- avclub.com
Kendrick Lamar and Elton John: together! At last! Sort of. Those are just two headliners at the 2015 Outside Lands music fest, taking place Aug. 7-9 in San Francisco in Golden State Park. The Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Sam Smith, Wilco, D'Angelo and others also help line the marquee. And, hey, it only takes you to line 10 to get to a lady-led act! Tickets go on sale on March 26 at 10 a.m. Pst. Here is the complete lineup: Elton John Mumford & Sons The Black Keys Sam Smith Kendrick Lamar Wilco Axwell & Ingrosso Tame Impala D'Angelo and The Vanguard St. Vincent Porter Robinson Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Billy Idol G-Eazy Hot Chip Slightly Stoopid Caribou Milky Chance Chet Faker The Devil Makes Three Nate Ruess Odesza First Aid Kit Toro Y Moi Rl Grime Lake Street Dive Mac DeMarco George Ezra Lindsey Stirling Iration Angus & Julia Stone DJ Mustard St.
- 3/24/2015
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
After three years, Dan Deacon is back with twinkling synths, clacking stacks of percussion, warped vocoders and a nervous but overall optimistic outlook.With Gliss Riffer, Deacon has tightened his song writing and honed his pop sensibilities without losing his creative edge, carefully layering fun Diy electronica with indie sensibilities and modern classical rhythms. Lyrically, it’s dark without putting a damper on the party, philosophical without being too serious and anxious without being overwhelming.He’s traded some of his absurdist tendencies for accessibility, but that doesn’t mean the record isn’t fun or surprising. While familiar, it’s far more focused than some of […]...
- 2/26/2015
- by Ethan Goodman
- Monsters and Critics
Having spent time winning praise and stealing hearts across a variety of major productions in the past few years — The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar and Les Misérables — Anne Hathaway is primed to make a return to the kind of indie romances that helped put her on the map with Kate Barker-Froyland’s musical drama, Song One.
Taking place within the musical scene of Brooklyn, the film will chart the story of Hathaway’s Franny who unexpectedly finds love in James Forester’s Johnny. What underpins this relationship, however, is the fact that Franny’s brother Henry (played here by Boardwalk Empire‘s Ben Rosenfield) recently suffered from a horrible accident that places him in a coma. As it turns out, the musically gifted Johnny is his long-time idol, giving Hathaway’s protagonist a poignant and tragic connection to her sibling as she tries to wean him back to the land of the living through music.
Taking place within the musical scene of Brooklyn, the film will chart the story of Hathaway’s Franny who unexpectedly finds love in James Forester’s Johnny. What underpins this relationship, however, is the fact that Franny’s brother Henry (played here by Boardwalk Empire‘s Ben Rosenfield) recently suffered from a horrible accident that places him in a coma. As it turns out, the musically gifted Johnny is his long-time idol, giving Hathaway’s protagonist a poignant and tragic connection to her sibling as she tries to wean him back to the land of the living through music.
- 1/16/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Can a song save your life? That was the question posed in “Begin Again,” John Carney’s followup to the beloved indie musical “Once.” That film, formerly titled “Can A Song Save Your Life?” wasn’t so hot, but a more authentic version of the same kind of story and organizing principle is realized in “Song One.” Starring Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn, Mary Steenburgen and Ben Rosenfield, “Song One” is set in the singer-songwriter music scene in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and is about a young woman (Hathaway) who strikes up a unlikely relationship with her ailing brother's favorite musician. The movie features original songs written by Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice and features live performances by musicians like Sharon Van Etten, The Felice Brothers, Dan Deacon, Paul Whitty, Naomi Shelton and Elizabeth Ziman. Here's our review from Sundance, and here's the movie's official synopsis: Oscar® winner Anne Hathaway (Interstellar,...
- 1/15/2015
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
In a refreshing trend shift from the barrage of interconnected superhero flicks, musicals and music-inspired features are making a swift comeback. Hurrah! This next sonorous outing, Song One, comes from writer-director Kate Barker-Froyland, and the first trailer has arrived to sweep you up with its romantic leanings.
In the pic, Interstellar‘s Anne Hathaway careens back down to Earth as Franny, a woman who finds herself adrift with grief when her estranged brother Henry winds up in a coma. Keen to learn more about her brother since she upped sticks years ago, she begins to track down a series of musicians her sibling once loved. One of those talented musos is real-life singer-songwriter Johnny Flynn who plays Hathaway’s love interest, the shy and retired James Forester.
The first preview is a very enticing introduction to the movie as a whole. Granted, it doesn’t seem to venture into new romantic drama territory,...
In the pic, Interstellar‘s Anne Hathaway careens back down to Earth as Franny, a woman who finds herself adrift with grief when her estranged brother Henry winds up in a coma. Keen to learn more about her brother since she upped sticks years ago, she begins to track down a series of musicians her sibling once loved. One of those talented musos is real-life singer-songwriter Johnny Flynn who plays Hathaway’s love interest, the shy and retired James Forester.
The first preview is a very enticing introduction to the movie as a whole. Granted, it doesn’t seem to venture into new romantic drama territory,...
- 11/12/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
I do not understand a lot of things on the Internet. I do not understand the appeal of cat videos. I do not understand how Reddit works. And I do not understand why everyone hates Anne Hathaway. Does she kick puppies or is a massive racistc I just do not know why there are so many anti-Hathites. I think she is a talented actor who I enjoy seeing on screen. Sorry, people. Now, while she carves out time to go into deep space and talk about love, she also carves out time to star in small, Sundance dramas like Song One, where I am sure she also talks about love. Except here it is with musicians instead of scientists. That film, which is set to be released January 23, 2015, has its first poster and trailer today, both included below along with the film's synopsis. Song One contains many original songs written...
- 11/12/2014
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
I do not understand a lot of things on the Internet. I do not understand the appeal of cat videos. I do not understand how Reddit works. And I do not understand why everyone hates Anne Hathaway. Does she kick puppies or is a massive racistc I just do not know why there are so many anti-Hathites. I think she is a talented actor who I enjoy seeing on screen. Sorry, people. Now, while she carves out time to go into deep space and talk about love, she also carves out time to star in small, Sundance dramas like Song One, where I am sure she also talks about love. Except here it is with musicians instead of scientists. That film, which is set to be released January 23, 2015, has its first poster today (courtesy of Entertainment Weekly), which you can see below along with the synopsis for the film. The...
- 11/11/2014
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
Francis Ford Coppola is humbly preaching to a crowd of thousands, sharing the gospel of innovation and promising a new era in filmmaking. In his own soft-spoken way, he builds tension for the potential of his new project before pressing The Button. Nothing happens. In pin drop silence, film composer Dan Deacon shouts out, “The future of cinema is here!”, eliciting raucous laughter from a crowd in need of the release. Coppola charmingly plays it off, and the rest of the presentation goes relatively according to a plan that accounts for improvisational errors that can be charmingly played off. It’s 2011, Coppola is sharing his edited-on-the-fly, live cinema concept film Twixt with the world, and if the conversation I had afterward was any indication, the response was mixed. Typical for an experiment, I thought it was an exciting twist of convention from an eternally independent-minded director while my friend thought it was liking watching your war hero...
- 6/12/2014
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
British Columbia’s Pemberton Music Festival is back with an all-star lineup, including Nine Inch Nails, OutKast, deadmau5, Soundgarden, Frank Ocean and Kendrick Lamar. Check out the full lineup below. The festival returns after being on hiatus since 2008. Organizers Huka Entertainment said it’ll continue to add artists to the Pemberton lineup in the coming weeks. The already-massive bill boasts Modest Mouse, TV on the Radio, the Flaming Lips, St. Vincent, Grimes, Snoop Dogg, Cage the Elephant, Violent Femmes, Tyler the Creator, ScHoolboy Q, Dinosaur Jr. and the New Pornographers. Pemberton’s comedy lineup includes Bob Saget, Trailer Park Boys, Lisa Lampanelli, Norm McDonald, Jim Breuer, Hannibal Buress and Tom Green. The three-day festival takes place July 18– 20 at Pemberton Valley in British Columbia. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 11 at 10 am Pst. Here’s the complete 2014 Pemberton Festival lineup: Nine Inch Nails Outkast Deadmau5 Soundgarden Frank Ocean Kendrick Lamar Metric...
- 4/9/2014
- by Whitney Phaneuf
- Hitfix
Arcade Fire has been covering local musicians in many of its “Reflektor” tour stops, including Prince in Minneapolis and Stevie Wonder in Michigan. Last night in Philadelphia, the band raised the funk meter with Boyz II Men's 1991 song "Motownphilly." Watch the fan-made video below. Arcade Fire’s bobblehead alter-ego, Reflektors, open the song, then the rest of the band jumps in with funky horns and sweet harmonies. The cover maintains all the soul of the original. Tonight (March 18), the band plays Bridgeport, Connecticut (John Mayer’s hometown), then hits Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Brazil, before returning to the U.S. with new openers Lost Bayou Ramblers and tUnE-yArDs. Lost Bayou Ramblers will join the band on its two Texas dates, April 9-10, while tUnE-yArDs will open across the southern U.S. on April 23, April 26-27, April 29 and May 1-2. Below the first video, check out the complete tour dates...
- 3/18/2014
- by Whitney Phaneuf
- Hitfix
In his first week, Jimmy Fallon has brought a hip edge to “The Tonight Show” — in particular with his musical guests. Last night (Feb. 20), Arcade Fire turned NBC Studio 6B into a black-and-white discothèque with its performance of “Afterlife.” Watch it below. The band revels in the drama of its latest “Reflektor” single, opening the segment with Win Butler sticking his face in a camera for some intimate eye contact with the audience at home. As the camera pulls back, we find the band drenched in the flickering light of a disco ball. Butler later charges into the crowd to finish the set. Arcade Fire will embark on its North American arena tour next month with openers Dan Deacon and Kid Koala. On “The Tonight Show” earlier this week, Lady Gaga performed a stripped-down version of “Artpop” and U2 sang its new song "Invisible" on a 70-story rooftop . Justin Timberlake...
- 2/21/2014
- by Whitney Phaneuf
- Hitfix
Arcade Fire embarks on its North American arena tour next month and — with the help of its two electronic-leaning openers — it’s sure to be a dance party. The band has selected Dan Deacon and Kid Koala to join it on the tour’s first nine stops. Check out the complete dates and a new video trailer below. Dan Deacon uses his classical training to compose meticulously crafted electronic music and, during his live shows, gives fans a smartphone app to control light and sound. Kid Koala is a veteran turntablist who has toured with Radiohead, Björk and DJ Shadow....
- 2/17/2014
- by Whitney Phaneuf
- Hitfix
A doe-eyed romantic drama with Anne Hathaway is held back by its reverence for the restorative power of middling indie folk
Twee for two as Anne Hathaway and actor/folk musician Johnny Flynn find love in the midst of the atonal clang of tragedy. Hathaway plays Franny, a serious-minded anthropologist pulled away from her work in the Moroccan desert by the news that her brother, Henry, has been hit by a car. Henry was estranged from Franny after quitting college to become a folk musician, but she picks up their relationship by pawing through his diary and searching out the places and people the young troubadour loved.
It turns out Henry's a puppyish sort. The kind of kid who writes lyrics about the night and closes his eyes when he sings. Pre-accident, his most favouritist musician of all was James Forester (Flynn), a wan indie folk star who's gathered many...
Twee for two as Anne Hathaway and actor/folk musician Johnny Flynn find love in the midst of the atonal clang of tragedy. Hathaway plays Franny, a serious-minded anthropologist pulled away from her work in the Moroccan desert by the news that her brother, Henry, has been hit by a car. Henry was estranged from Franny after quitting college to become a folk musician, but she picks up their relationship by pawing through his diary and searching out the places and people the young troubadour loved.
It turns out Henry's a puppyish sort. The kind of kid who writes lyrics about the night and closes his eyes when he sings. Pre-accident, his most favouritist musician of all was James Forester (Flynn), a wan indie folk star who's gathered many...
- 1/22/2014
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
At around 8 p.m. at Union Station in Los Angeles, artist Doug Aitken stood on tiptoes, inspecting through a camera lens indie-rock artist Dan Deacon’s spasmodic set. Under the cavernous Art Deco ceilings of the old ticket lobby, audience members who’d downloaded Deacon’s app held their phones up in a glowing syncopated throb. “I’ve never tried this before in a train station,” Deacon quipped. The happening in Los Angeles marks the next-to-last stop on Aitken’s Station to Station, a multi-city art project by railway, which sees a variety of artist-travelers sheltered in a
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- 9/28/2013
- by Maxwell Williams
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fyf Festival hasn't hit its teens yet, but the 10th annual festival showed that its grown up and is ready to join the big boys in the Southern California music festival scene.
Fyf Festival rocked the Los Angeles Historic Park over the weekend, concluding Sunday with a raucous, eardrum popping set by the Irish indie-rock band My Bloody Valentine, celebrating a landmark in the young festival's evolving life.
While previous years have showcased great bands like M83, Sleigh Bells and long-awaited reunions like The Descendents and more, fans who came to celebrate the milestone with Fyf this year said the lineup really brought the festival to another level.
The more than 25,000 people at the two-day festival saw a James Brown-esque performance by soul singer Charles Bradley, who was carried off stage so he can hug fans after his set, and a light and sound interactive show by electronic musician Dan Deacon,...
Fyf Festival rocked the Los Angeles Historic Park over the weekend, concluding Sunday with a raucous, eardrum popping set by the Irish indie-rock band My Bloody Valentine, celebrating a landmark in the young festival's evolving life.
While previous years have showcased great bands like M83, Sleigh Bells and long-awaited reunions like The Descendents and more, fans who came to celebrate the milestone with Fyf this year said the lineup really brought the festival to another level.
The more than 25,000 people at the two-day festival saw a James Brown-esque performance by soul singer Charles Bradley, who was carried off stage so he can hug fans after his set, and a light and sound interactive show by electronic musician Dan Deacon,...
- 8/26/2013
- by Los Angeles Daily News
- Huffington Post
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